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418521

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants of carer's allowance in Scotland who stopped receiving that allowance due to earning more than £110 per week in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	9981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>A carer can earn up to £110 a week after National Insurance, tax and other allowable expenses are deducted and still be able to receive Carer’s Allowance. The earnings limit was increased by 8% in April 2015 and 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year. We have no plans to move to a taper system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9983 question first answered 16/09/2015 12:39:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

418525

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that the recipients of carer's allowance lose only a proportion of that allowance when they begin to earn more that £110 per week.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	9983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>A carer can earn up to £110 a week after National Insurance, tax and other allowable expenses are deducted and still be able to receive Carer’s Allowance. The earnings limit was increased by 8% in April 2015 and 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year. We have no plans to move to a taper system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9981 question first answered 16/09/2015 12:39:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

418659

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the benefit cap on (a) homelessness and (b) temporary accommodation costs borne by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	10147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A link to the impact assessment is included.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9965 question first answered 17/09/2015 10:21:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

348151

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Parkinson's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many citizens of other EU member states with Parkinson's disease receive disability living allowance or personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not collect information on the EU citizenship status of claimants for Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 947 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:02:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

348393

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many citizens of other EU member states receive (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not collect information on the EU citizenship status of claimants for Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 911 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:02:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

348147

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many (a) single-parent households, (b) households with dependent children, (c) households with a disabled member, (d) pensioner households and (e) households with one or more person employed in Camberwell and Peckham constituency are subject to the under-occupancy penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested, for those subject to the removal of the spare room subsidy, is not readily available at constituency level (Camden, Peckham, and Southwark); and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 909 question first answered 10/06/2015 16:40:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348149

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of (a) single-parent households, (b) households with dependent children, (c) households with a disabled member, (d) pensioner households and (e) households with one or more person employed in the London Borough of Southwark are subject to the under-occupancy penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested, for those subject to the removal of the spare room subsidy, is not readily available at constituency level (Camden, Peckham, and Southwark); and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 907 question first answered 10/06/2015 16:40:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

416753

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Invalid Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Motability on eligibility for the Specialised Vehicles Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	9022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Motability administers the Specialised Vehicles Fund (SVF) on behalf of DWP. Motability provides periodic reports to DWP on their administration of the SVF, including on the issues it considers when prioritising applications for help from the SVF.</p><p> </p><p>All Departmental spending is being considered as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9023 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:12:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

416754

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Invalid Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase funding to Motability for the Specialised Vehicles Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	9023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Motability administers the Specialised Vehicles Fund (SVF) on behalf of DWP. Motability provides periodic reports to DWP on their administration of the SVF, including on the issues it considers when prioritising applications for help from the SVF.</p><p> </p><p>All Departmental spending is being considered as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9022 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:12:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

416564

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of households in each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency which will be affected by benefit caps of the levels stipulated in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	8551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20 July. A link to the impact assessment is included.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 8592 8593 8792 8884 9019 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:31:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry